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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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